written by Hillary Smiley

it’s iep season.

iykyk.

(a hug to all of the iep mamas out there.)

who wants to be average or typical anyway?

also, i may have said the phrase, “i am so tired of babysitting adults.” out loud. to the team (note: not every single person on that zoom call needed babysitting. there were a couple of gems logged in).

and, i may have also suggested that the team actually experience a day of what it is like to help a child with special needs, instead of just having meetings about said days.

supporting on paper is entirely different than actual support. here, in real life. where I live.

sometimes they can be a support team and sometimes they can just be a group of people who translate every word and every report and every suggestion into how much that will cost them.

spoiler alert: those people are not actually on your team. those people are not supporting your child. or you.

rant over (for now).

Hillary Smiley is a believer, wife, mama of four, and photographer. Her third child has chromosomal and brain abnormalities. Counting gifts from God and seeking to find light everywhere, even in the darkest of days is what Hillary delights in.